CBE 30361

Science of Engineering Materials

General Information
Course Number: CBE 30361
Course Title: Science of Engineering Materials
Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Dr. Alexander Mukasyan

Office: 210 Stinson-Remick Hall

Phone: 631-9825
E-mail: amoukasi@nd.edu;
Website: www.nd.edu/~amoikais/CBE30361
Website: http://sakai.nd.edu/
Office hours: to be discussed

LECTURES
Time: MWF, 08:20 09:10 a.m.
Location:

101 DeBartolo Hall

Activities:
Present new material
Announce reading and homework
Take quizzes, midterms and final exams

TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Name:

E-mail:

Aaron Bush

abush1@nd.edu

Michael Humbert

mhumbert@nd.edu

Yuanyuan Lv

ylv@nd.edu

Seungmin Oh

soh3@nd.edu

Joshua Pauls

jpauls@nd.edu

TAs OFFICE HOURS

5:30-7:30 p.m. each Wednesday
Location: TBA **
** Tentative: all changes will be announced

Activities:
Discuss homework, exams
Discuss lectures, book
Pick up missed handouts

COURSE MATERIAL
Lectures
Required text :
WileyPLUS for Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction,
W.D. Callister, Jr. and D.G. Rethwisch, 9th edition, John Wiley
and Sons, Inc. (2014).

Optional Material:
Basic Concepts of Crystallography, E. Zolotoyabko, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim,
Germany, 2011.
Engineering Materials: Properties and Selections, K. G. Budinski, M.K. Budinski,
Pearson Education Inc., New Jersey, 2010.
Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, J.F. Shackelford,
7th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., New Jersey, 2010.

COURSE MATERIALS
(with WileyPLUS)
Website: http://www.wileyplus.com
Can be bought online at wileyplus.com for 40% of textbook price
Includes complete online version of textbook
Or comes bundled with textbook at bookstore
$5 more than textbook alone
Homework assignments with instant feedback and hints
Computer graded self-help problems
Hotlinks in homework to supporting text sections

Assessment
The course will be assessed in the following manner:

1st Midterm Exam

2nd Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Home works
Quizzes
Term paper
(*) Eight quizzes total value of 21%

20%
20%
20%
10%
21% (*)
9%

Home Works
Be given each Friday starting 09/05/2014: on WileyPlus.com

Due Friday next week

Quiz
Be given on Monday
Duration: 10 minutes
Each quiz involves 3 questions on the main concepts of the materials
which were discussed during previous week
*Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped

Exams
Midterm #1

Midterm #2

Tentatively scheduled for: 10/10/14

Tentatively scheduled for: 11/14/14

Material covered: Chapters 1-6

Material covered: Chapters 7-11

Additional Notes
Exams: Exams will be based on homework and information
provided in lectures and assigned readings. All exams will be
closed book. The final will be cumulative. Relevant formulas,
tables, etc. will be provided.
Term Paper: Each student will write a 4-page term paper on a
topic of interest in materials. Term papers are due on October
27, 2014.

Why are you quizzed?

1. To learn how to address qualitative types of questions;
2. Quiz type questions will be apart of each exam;
3. To encourage you to attend the lectures and learn the material during the
semester

Why do you need Me if you have a Book & HW Assignments?

1. To explain the most difficult concepts of the Chapter during the lectures;

2. To provide you additional materials, which you cannot find in the book, but which
could be very useful in your future research (please take notes);
3. To discuss and address any kind of questions and concerns on the course
(during lectures, TA and office hours)

4. To use my 30 years of experience in material science for any kind of

consultations, which may be related to your current projects.
5. To fairly grade your HW, Quizzes, Exams and etc., providing you the opportunity
to get high final marks!!

Suggestions for success in this class:

1. Attendance is your job come to class!
2. Read the relevant material in the book (preferably before the
lecture!)
3. Review and understand the examples given in the book
and/or website.
4. Do the assigned homework. If you are having difficulty
with a particular concept, work additional problems given in
the book and/or website on that topic that have the answers
given in the back of the book.
5. Come to office and TAs hours!!

Academic success is directly proportional to the

amount of time devoted to study!!
See advise file on my website for more details.

Several Important Issues

You should have a complete (100%) understanding of all
concepts that I am talking about!!!
You should understand why this course is important!!

My only goal is to share with you my 30 years of

experience in the field of material science and
engineering!

Complete Grasping of the Concepts

Possible obstacles:
1. Poor organization of the course responsible: lecturer
2. Too boring presentation of the material responsible: lecturer
3. Insufficient background responsible: students; I AM READY TO HELP!!

What can be done?

1. Lectures, homework assignments, solutions, quizzes and exams are
ready and will be held in class or assigned on the web-site in accordance
with the schedule, shown in the file: List of Lectures for Course CBE
30361. Any comments on this issue are welcome during the semester.
2. Only 2-3 main concepts of the Chapters will be discussed during the
lectures. A lot of new materials including Hot Topics in the field will be
presented. Typical problems will be also solved during the lectures and
TAs hours.
3. Self-education: by reading additionally recommended books + wonderful
WilyPlus tool + Piazza !! TA hours and office hours are times for
detailed discussion of the difficult or not well understood concepts.

My Essentials in Teaching:
1. To share knowledge with passion
2. To be ready to help and support young engineers

3. To support creativity and willingness to learn

4. To be on the side of the students on every 50:50
situation
5. A high final grade for the student is my main goal

Let us work hard together and we will succeed !!

Why Science of Engineered Materials

is important for all ENGINEERS?
Science of Engineered Materials is a broad, multidisciplinary field of science
devoted to understanding and manipulating the different materials properties
including physical, mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic.
It studies fundamental characteristics of variety of materials including
metals, ceramics, polymers, and composite materials.
It is closely related to chemical and mechanical, electrical and computing,
bio- and civil engineering.

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is among the most diversified of the traditional engineering
disciplines. Mechanical engineers design and build machines and devices that enable
humans to live and work in space, in the air, on the ground, and under water.

Naturally, much of what engineers can or cannot do depends on the materials they
have available to tackle their tasks. This is why engineers and material scientists
work closely together with the goal of tailoring not only the mechanical, but also
chemical and electrical properties of materials to make new applications possible.
You have to be able to talk with materials scientist on the same professional
language, formulate the problem and outline routes for it solution.

Metals,
Alloys
(Al-alloy)

Ceramics,
Glasses
(Plugs)

Polymers,
Elastomers
(Gears)

Hybrids,
CFRP composites

Ferrari prefers aluminum over carbon fiber

While carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) technology is understood to be the ideal

combination of strength and weight, the difficulty of using it in automated production and highprice creates an opportunity for aluminum.
Thats Ferraris conclusion, as the company builds all its current production models
the 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 599 GTB, California, and the FFfrom aluminum.

Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering is a branch of engineering that applies the natural sciences
and life sciences together with mathematics, materials science and economics to produce,
transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy.
In addition, they are also concerned with pioneering valuable materials and related techniques
which are often essential to related fields such as nanotechnology, fuel cells and bioengineering.

Catalysis & Materials

Definition: Catalysis is the acceleration (or deceleration) of a chemical
reactions due to the presence of a catalyst.
Definition: a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without
itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
The goal of catalytic science: To apply fundamental knowledge on molecular
reactions and diffusion in/on heterogeneous catalysts for exploration of new catalytic
materials, catalytic devices and processes of relevance for industry and society.

Aerospace Engineering
US goals for subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic flight and for space exploration call for
alloys and composites notable for strength, light weight and resistance to heat.
The extraordinary diversity of todays advanced materials is based on better knowledge of
how to attain novel structures displaying new properties that lead to improved performance.

Metals,
alloys

Ceramics,
glasses

Polymers,
elastomers

Hybrids,
composites

Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS)

STS-114 Discovery thermal protection system (S114-E-6412)

Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is a discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance
of the physical and naturally built environment, including bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.
Materials science is closely related to civil engineering. Material engineering studies
fundamental characteristics of materials, and deals with ceramics such as concrete and mix
asphalt concrete, strong metals such as aluminum and steel, and polymers and carbon fibers.

Metals,
alloys

Ceramics,
glasses

Polymers,
elastomers

Hybrids,
composites

Atomic force microscope (AFM)

micrograph of arrays niobium
islands (red) on gold underlayer
(yellow).
Arrows illustrate fluctuating
superconducting properties
of the niobium islands.

This development may lower the barriers to broader use of high temperature
superconductors on the grid, magnetic chains in electronics, and for applications
of other inhomogeneous materials. (2012)
The research focuses on the relationships
between synthesis and processing conditions
and the structure, properties, and stability of
semiconductor materials systems. Progress in these
areas is essential for the performance and reliability
of a number of technologies that lie at the heart of the
DOE mission, including solar power conversion devices,
solid state sources of visible light, visual displays,
and a large variety of sensors and power control
systems for energy generation, conservation,
distribution and use.

Bio-engineering
A biomaterial is any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems.
Biomaterials science encompasses elements of medicine, biology, chemistry,
tissue engineering and material science.

Metals,
alloys

Ceramics,
glasses

Polymers,
elastomers

Hybrids,
composites

Example: Hip Implant

Solution: Hip Implant

Key Problems to
overcome:
fixation agent to hold
acetabular cup
cup lubrication material
femoral stem fixing agent
(glue)
must avoid any debris in cup
Must hold up in body
chemistry
Must be strong yet flexible

Acetabular
Cup and
Liner
Ball

Femoral
Stem

Materials Drive our Society!

Ages of Man we survive based on the materials we control:

the Stone Age (>10,000 BC) naturally occurring materials

Special rocks, skins, wood, ceramics and glasses, natural
polymers and composites
the Bronze Age, (4000 BC-1000 BC)
Casting and forging
the Iron Age, (1000 BC-1620 AD)
High Temperature furnaces; Cast iron technology (1620's)
established the dominance of metals in engineering;
Steel Age (1859 and up)
High Strength Alloys
Non-Ferrous and Polymer Age (light (1940's) and special alloys)
Aluminum, Titanium and Nickel (super-alloys) aerospace
Silicon Information
Plastics and Composites food preservation, housing,
aerospace and higher speeds
Exotic Materials Age?
Nano-Material and bio-Materials they are coming and then